Senate Blocks Fox's Travel Plans

U.S. & LATIN AMERICA - Latin America & Caribbean - In Brief

April 10, 2002

MEXICO CITY -- The Senate denied President Vicente Fox permission on Tuesday to travel to the United States and Canada -- the first time Congress has stopped a Mexican leader from leaving the country. Lawmakers, apparently fed up with Fox's frequent trips overseas, voted 71-41 to deny permission for Fox's trip next week.